Paying the Image Cleaners

Rather than governing their countries properly as is expected, African leaders waste scarce resources on image laundering.Patrick Mutahi writes in the Monitor:

Due to bad governance and human rights violations, African governments have sought to enhance their tattered images abroad since it can make the difference between more and less foreign Aid. In the process, they have paid millions of dollars to lobby groups at the expense of development and democracy instead pursuing the most cost-effective way— putting their houses in order